SOUNDDANCE, PT. 2 Muhal Richard Abrams, with George Lewis SoundDance Pi Records : 2011 MRA, piano; GL, trombone, laptop. FOCUS, THRUTIME... -> TIME, PT. 3 Muhal Richard Abrams, with Fred Anderson SoundDance Pi Records : 2011 MRA, piano; FA, tenor saxophone. We're continuing our exploration of the work of the [...]
We're thrilled to be able to present a second erudite guest post from saxophonist and composer Rudresh Mahanthappa . Here he riffs on his association with the unsung altoist Bunky Green, and provides several views and sonic snapshots of Green's career to date. Over to you, Rudresh! & & & I am honored to be back at D:O for a guest post! Last time I was here , I was discussing my relationship with Indian Classical music, as I had just released [...]
IN TOUCH Henry Threadgill Too Much Sugar For A Dime Axiom : 1993 HT, alto sax; Leroy Jenkins, violin; Jason Hwang, violin; Dorian L. Peterson, tuba; Simon Shaheen, violin and oud; Johnny Rudas, culo e puya and fulia; Miguel Urvina, culo e puya and fulia; Mossa Bildner, vocals; Arenae, vocals; Larry Bright, drums. BUT FIRST Prolonged suspense always adds to the drama, doesn't it? So before we announce the winners [...]
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Henry Threadgill Zooid This Brings Us To, Volume 2 Pi Recordings : 2010 HT; alto; Jose Davila, tuba; Liberty Ellman, guitar; Stomu Takeishi, acoustic bass guitar; Elliot Humberto Kavee, drums. Hey there! We've had a great response to the first part of our Threadgill week giveaways : y'all are very knowledgeable fans of the music. (Also? Criminally handsome/beautiful.) Today's prize promises to be a little easier, especially for any new initiates out [...]
SONG Artist Album Label : Year (personnel...) ...and we though last year was Threadgill's big year. Hot on the heels of the release of Mosaic's tremendous Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill and Air AND Pi Recording's release of part two of Threadgill's Zooid project, This Brings Us To , Destination: OUT is overjoyed to be able to give away a copy of each to a [...]
ANGELA'S ANGEL 1 Grachan Moncur III and Jazz Composer's Orchestra Echoes of Prayer JCOA : 1975 GM, trombone, voice; Carla Bley, piano; Leroy Jenkins, violin; Carlos Ward, sax, flute; Hannibal Marvin Peterson, trumpet; Stafford Osborne, trumpet; Janice Robinson, trombone; Jack Jeffers, trombone; Perry Robinson, clarinet; Mark Elf, guitar; Keith Marks, flute; Cecil McBee, bass; Charlie Haden, bass; Jeanne Lee, vocals; Mervine Grady, vocals; Titos Sompa, congas, talking drum; Coster Massamba, Frederick Simpson, Malonga Quasquelourd, Jakuba Abiona, percussion; Beaver Harris, drums. [...]
UNKNOWN Muhal Richard Abrams Tin Palace, NYC 1976.07.18 MRA, piano; Anthony Braxton, alto sax; George Lewis, trombone; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, drums. ARHYTHM SONGY Muhal Richard Abrams 1-Oqa+19 Black Saint : 1977 MRA, piano; Anthony Braxton, alto sax; Leonard Jones, bass. PANORAMA Muhal Richard Abrams [...]
The Chicago Tribune reported earlier this week that the 32nd annual Chicago Jazz Festival , which kicks off on August 31 and runs through September 5, will get quite a makeover due to city budget cuts. The Grant Park portions of the Chicago Jazz Festival will be trimmed to two days, September 4 and 5, but the event planners have turned this potential setback into a major positive by setting up a week of jazz festivities at Millennium Park, the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies and the Chicago Cultural Center. [...]
CRY OUT Darius Jones Trio Man'ish Boy (A Raw and Beautiful Thing) AUM Fidelity : 2009 DJ, alto sax; Cooper-Moore, piano, Rakalam Bob Moses, drums. You know what you need? Another freakin top ten list, that's what. While we don't pretend toward comprehensiveness in our listening, we thought it might be of moderate interest to D:O's abnormally well-informed and good-looking readership to know of some discs [...]
Featured picks include an R.E.M. live album that'll put a smile on the faces of diehard fans of the venerable Athens quartet and a Fela Kuti double disc compilation that demands to be heard. Tune in and turn it up!
CARDIO - LIVE QUESTIONS OF AGENCY - LIVE Vijay Iyer Trio [ exclusive to D:O ] : 2009 VI, piano; Stephan Crump, bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums. We're incredibly pleased to have longtime friend of the site Vijay Iyer back for another guest post. This time he's been generous enough to share two exclusive live tracks from his trio, recorded earlier this year. We've been utterly bowled [...]
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] To undertake my corners open [Audio clip: view full post to listen] After some time Henry Threadgill Zooid This Brings Us To, Volume 1 Pi Recordings : 2009 HT, alto sax, flute; Liberty Ellman, guitar; Jose Davila, trombone, tuba; Stomu Takeishi, bass; Elliot Humberto Kavee, drums. Zooid: A cell that is able to move independently of the larger organism [...]
SIVAD [edit] Miles Davis Live-Evil Columbia : 1971 MD, electric trumpet; John McLaughlin, electric guitar; Gary Bartz, soprano and alto sax; Keith Jarrett, electric piano; Michael Henderson, bass; Airto Moreira, percussion; Jack DeJohnette, drums. Thanks for all the insightful and provocative comments on the previous post. They've got us thinking about entry points to the music and the tunes that first got us passionate about this thing more-or-less called "jazz." For Chilly, [...]
Originally posted 10 January 2007. THE RAGTIME DANCE BUDDY BOLDEN'S BLUES Air Air Lore RCA : 1979 Henry Threadgill, tenor sax, alto sax, flute; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, drums. BUDDY BOLDEN'S BLUES (I THOUGHT I HEARD BUDDY BOLDEN SAY) Jelly Roll Morton 73 Single [...]
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CHARLIE M Art Ensemble of Chicago Full Force ECM : 1980 Lester Bowie, trumpet; Joseph Jarman, saxophones; Roscoe Mitchell, saxophones; Malachi Favors Maghostus, bass; Famoudou Don Moye, drums, percussion. BLACK BLUES The Henry Threadgill Sextett Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket About Time : 1983 Henry Threadgill, alto and baritone saxophones; Olu Dara, cornet; Craig Harris, trombone; Diedre Murray, cello; Fred Hopkins, bass; John Betsch [...]
THE SAME RIVER TWICE, part 1 (live ) Myra Melford Interpretations 1997.12.04 MM, piano; Dave Douglas, trumpet; Chris Speed, clarinet and tenor saxophone; Erik Friedlander, cello; Michael Sarin, drums. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] NOISY FLOWERS (live) Henry Threadgill Interpretations 1996.01.11 Myra Melford, piano; Ed Cherry, acoustic guitar; James Emery and Brandon Ross, soprano guitar; Jerome Harris, acoustic guitar and acoustic bass guitar. [...]
Here's our second annual look back at the most popular tracks Dest:OUT hosted over the past year. We thought it would be interesting to review what readers opted to download most often from the site, a sort of democratic, listener-generated top ten. You listeners clearly have exceedingly fine taste - these ten tracks form a fascinating and vital cross section of the genre. They're yet another reminder of the depth and variety of great jazz to be found during the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. To arrive at these results, we checked the server's stats then devised a complicated [...]
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